L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

The playground upgrades at Higgins Elementary School are complete! Students were able to play on the new playsets and swings during the last week of school and are already loving the new additions!

More updates are on the way! For more information, please visit https://www.lc-ps.org/community/bond-information/

The newest edition of the district newsletter, the "L'Anse Creuse News," is here! This edition details student and staff highlights and accomplishments from March through June.

Click the link below to check it out!

L'Anse Creuse News - June 2026

Ms. Niskar’s 4/5 class at Higgins Elementary School created playgrounds for their Bridges Math project of the year, culminating all they’ve learned to put together a fun playground design! They even held a special ribbon cutting to celebrate!

The group designed playgrounds, drew up the plans, and created the models, with many including adaptive features in their models so kids of all ability levels can be included and enjoy. We are so proud of this group for taking their learning to the next level and for displaying outstanding empathy and consideration for others.

Great work!

Each of our elementary schools and middle schools invited the Class of 2026 to walk the halls of their former schools one last time. Seniors got to see many of their old teachers, share fun memories, and even play on their old playgrounds!

What a fun send off for the Class of 2026!

Reminder: Today, June 4 and tomorrow, June 5 are half days of school for all students.

Three of our L’Anse Creuse middle schools performed in the “Music in the Parks Festival” at Cedar Point! The bands from L'Anse Creuse Middle School - Central, L'Anse Creuse Middle School-South, and L'Anse Creuse Middle School - East all performed incredibly well, with each band receiving a Superior rating!

Choir students from Middle School - Central and Middle School - South joined forces to compete, and their stellar performance was awarded the first place prize in their category!

After performing in front of fellow band and choir students from around the country, our students enjoyed a fun day at Cedar Point. Congratulations to our bands and choirs on their outstanding work!

Atwood Elementary School's playground before and after! The bond upgrades began earlier this spring and finished up just in time for the nice weather. This upgraded playground has new grass-like turf, a fun step path, fidget boards, and a whole new bank of swings for students to enjoy!

Bond upgrades will continue throughout the summer, with work taking place at various schools across the district. For more information on bond projects, please visit https://www.lc-ps.org/community/bond-information/

Two of our L'Anse Creuse elementary students—Milena N. from South River Elementary and Cecilia B. from Yacks Elementary—were finalists in the Macomb Intermediate School District's "Little Inventors" Challenge! Out of 2,400 applications from around the county, Milena and Cecilia were 2 of the 14 selected to have their hand-drawn inventions brought to life by local STEM and Design organizations.

The challenge was to invent something inspired by an animal or designed to help an animal. Milena created "The Giraffe Neck," which is a tool modeled after a giraffe to help the user see in high places. Cecilia designed the "Binoc Cam," which is a pair of binoculars with a camera installed to help identify the animal species the user is looking at.

Congratulations to Milena and Cecilia on their outstanding inventions!

Emma V. Lobbestael Elementary School has been named as a 2025-2026 Green Shield School by the Positivity Project! The staff and students have done a fantastic job incorporating the Positivity Project’s character education curriculum, which helps students learn and practice various character traits, including kindness, perseverance, and integrity.

The school held an assembly to congratulate the students and staff on this fantastic accomplishment!